The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 4 letter word LEE TIDE
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More clues leading to the result LEE TIDE
- Delete one broadcast — it’s Gone With The Wind, currently
- Organise swimmer to reverse aquatic movement
- Polish conger perhaps back in stream
- General change brought about that flows with the wind
- Type of current produces change with fish heading north
- Turn correct swimmer makes, movement in water
- General issue backed in current movement
- Swimmer going west to check reverse type of current
- Check slippery fish reversing current
- Part of fleet ideally finding helpful current?
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The straight part
We know that "type of current" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case type of current = lee tide.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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